Details for Cedar Lake

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5165000771

Data

Marker Number 771
Atlas Number 5165000771
Marker Title Cedar Lake
Index Entry Cedar Lake
Address FM 1067
City Loop
County Gaines
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 756851
UTM Northing 3638707
Subject Codes geology; water topics; military topics; Native Americans
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location FM 1067, W side 150 feet S of FM 1066. Marker reported damaged Feb. 2022 (bronze star and wreath missing, graffiti).
Private Property No
Marker Condition Damaged
Marker Size 1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)
Marker Text Or Laguna Sabinas. Largest Alkali Lake on Plains; old Indian camp and burial site; birthplace of Quanah Parker. A skirmish between Indians and United States Cavalry under command of Lieutenant John L. Bullis took place here in October, 1875. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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